“When we arrived at the scene we found that a tree had collapsed on cables and this brought down three electricity poles.” Lt Col Watchara explained.

“We closed the street and called the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) so they could come and carry out repairs.” he added.

There was no injuries or damage to property reported.

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) confirmed to The Phuket News today (Aug 21) that staff had to shut-off the power supply in the area in order to carry out repairs, which were complete by around 3:44am.

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